Mountainous West, Denali to Pico de Orizaba includes the authors personal experiences within many of North Americas highest mountains. They include Alaskas Denali; Rocky Mountains Mount Revelstoke, The Whistlers, and the Grand Tetons; Cascades magnificent Mount Rainier, Lassen, and Shasta; Death Valleys Panamint Mountains; Sky Islands include the Chiricahua, Santa Rita, and Chisos mountains; and also, Mexicos Pico de Orizaba, Volcan Fuego, and the Sierra Madre Chiapas.A number of wildlife encounters are included as well: Lynx at Denali; Bison at Yellowstone; Osprey and Moose at Grand Teton; White-tailed Ptarmigan at Rocky Mountain; Mexican Jay in the Santa Ritas, Montezuma Quail in the Davis Mountains, and Peregrine Falcon in Mexicos Maderas del Carmen.